Blaydon railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Blaydon, Gateshead England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°57′57″N 1°42′46″W / 54.9659633°N 1.7128813°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ184635 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BLO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | |||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 March 1835 | Opened | ||||
| 3 September 1966 | Closed | ||||
| 1 May 1967 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 32,842 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 9,392 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 28,824 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 44,158 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 75,080 | ||||
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Blaydon is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 5 miles 39 chains (5.49 mi; 8.83 km) west of Newcastle, serves the town of Blaydon, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.